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H3C Cloudnet is a lightweight, cloud-based multiservice platform designed for small-to-medium enterprises, retail chains, and multi-branch organizations. It eliminates the need for on-site IT engineers by enabling fully remote, zero-touch device deployment and centralized network management through a cloud portal.

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1. What is H3C Cloudnet?

Traditional network deployment requires experienced engineers to configure each device on-site via CLI — time-consuming, costly, and difficult to scale across branches. Cloudnet solves this by moving the entire management lifecycle to the cloud.

Key capabilities:

• Zero-touch provisioning: devices come online and self-register without manual CLI intervention
• Unified management of Routers, Switches, APs, and ACs from a single cloud portal
• Remote configuration push, monitoring, alerting, and firmware upgrade
• Multi-tenant MSP support for service providers managing multiple customer networks
• API integration for automation and third-party system connectivity

2. Platform Concepts

Organizational Hierarchy

Cloudnet uses a three-tier logical structure to organize managed networks:

• Branch — A logical container for sites, typically divided by region, brand, or HQ/subsidiary hierarchy. Up to 5 levels of branches are supported, with no limit on the number of branches.
• Site — A logical container for a set of devices at the same physical location (e.g., one store, one office). Multiple devices sharing the same network are grouped into one site.
• Area — A subdivision within a site for managing APs by geographic zone (e.g., floor, room, building wing). Supports multi-level division.

Account Types